I'll keep an eye out as I love the spy genre, but we'll just have to see how the writing and characters flesh out. I think that Josh Friedman was the show runner for The Sarah Connor Chronicles and I enjoyed that show, so I'll give this a looksee if it makes it to series.
I think I will stick to Burn Notice for my spy tale needs. I care about those characters and, for all a pilot script can tell you, it sounds like it will be hard to care about Anna.
I don't know why but I was expecting something lighter from Friedman this time. If they pick it up I'll still check it out but, from the description, I'm not as interested as I once was.
Even though this is not one of my more favourite pilots, I have to admitt that I really like Josh Friedman's stuff, and the review hints the writing is quite good, so there's a plus.
What I'm getting from the review though, is that the question will be: Can it hold up weekly?
Seeing as that's a problem a lot of new shows have to face, I think it might have a chance to get picked up.
a pilot with no back-story on the lead, & going only after COTW plot doesn't thrill me either.. How would an audience connect with a show that have such complicated character w/o some hint at what made her that way :(
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I'm gonna check it out, it doesn't sound great but i'm a sucker for spystuff.
ReplyDeleteI don't like reading reviews of scripts. Reviews of the final product maybe, but not the script.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep an eye out as I love the spy genre, but we'll just have to see how the writing and characters flesh out. I think that Josh Friedman was the show runner for The Sarah Connor Chronicles and I enjoyed that show, so I'll give this a looksee if it makes it to series.
ReplyDeleteA simple solution would be to skip any post that says pilot script review.
ReplyDeleteI think I will stick to Burn Notice for my spy tale needs. I care about those characters and, for all a pilot script can tell you, it sounds like it will be hard to care about Anna.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why but I was expecting something lighter from Friedman this time. If they pick it up I'll still check it out but, from the description, I'm not as interested as I once was.
ReplyDeleteI'm game,i will check it out and see what its like.
ReplyDeleteEven though this is not one of my more favourite pilots, I have to admitt that I really like Josh Friedman's stuff, and the review hints the writing is quite good, so there's a plus.
ReplyDeleteWhat I'm getting from the review though, is that the question will be: Can it hold up weekly?
Seeing as that's a problem a lot of new shows have to face, I think it might have a chance to get picked up.
Well this does nothing to increase my appetite to see the series.... but I will watch it anyway because I am a sucker for espionage movies and series.
ReplyDeletea pilot with no back-story on the lead, & going only after COTW plot doesn't thrill me either.. How would an audience connect with a show that have such complicated character w/o some hint at what made her that way :(
ReplyDeletebut it does sound interest as a spy series ..
haha, yes. I know..I shouldn't even have posted that comment..
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